Global Music workshop 2006
July 16 – August 5, 2006
Invitation for Young Musicians


Schools, music teachers, and orchestra directors are invited to
nominate young people (ages 13-18) for a dynamic cross-cultural
musical experience in the summer of 2006 at Legacy International's
Global Youth Village. cultures. Join your peers and staff from more
than 20 countries at an international summer camp in Virginia.

Global Music 2006 is an innovative workshop offering young musicians
the opportunity to expand their musicianship and explore cultural
diversity. Students expand upon the musical skills they have
developed in their home and school music programs by learning to
perform the music of various cultures and traditions. Coached by
expert instructors, students learn to perform repertoire from the
focus culture in a stylistically authentic manner. The workshop
includes listening and discussion components designed to develop
students' understanding of how people of different cultures express
themselves through sound. As a result, the students gain a broader
musical identity and become bolder and more imaginative musicians.

This summer's workshop will focus on musical styles of the Middle
East, including Arab, Turkish and other musical traditions. It is a
three week residential program. In 27 hours of workshop instruction,
students will be introduced to the melodic and rhythmic modes common
to these traditions. All participants will learn basic frame drum
technique and a number of Middle Eastern rhythms. In addition, some
students will be invited to study the oud (11-stringed fretless
lute), saz (long-necked Turkish lute), qanun (78-stringed dulcimer),
riqq (Arabic tambourine) or tabla (goblet-shaped drum). Strings
players (violin, viola, cello, or bass) may bring their own
instruments and will be instructed in specific techniques
characteristic of Middle Eastern musics.

The workshop is embedded within the Global Youth Village, a unique
program in Virginia which brings together young people from around
the world to create a living, working model of the world community.
Participants in the Global Music workshop will live in cabins and
enjoy their free time with 60 peers from different countries and
cultures; developing friendships, discussing current events, and
exploring how music can bridge cultural differences.

Instructors for Global Music are experienced performers and scholars
with years of experience in the music of the focus culture. Anne
Elise Thomas, Ph.D. candidate in ethnomusicology, has performed
Middle Eastern music for over ten years, and recently spent two and a
half years studying in Cairo, Egypt and Amman, Jordan. Michael
Ellison, Ph.D. in composition, has devoted years of study to Turkish
music and now teaches at the Dr. Erol Ucer Center for Advanced
Studies in Music at Istanbul Technical University.

This program is targeted toward players of strings, percussion, piano
or keyboard, and singers, with three or more years of musical
experience. The cost for this full three-week experience, including
room and board, workshop instruction, and other programming, is
$1900. Some financial assistance is available. Spaces are limited
to ten students. Application deadline is February 1, 2006.

For more information and to request an application: contact Mary
Helmig, (youthvillage@...), or visit
www.globalyouthvillage.org